Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-29
,rTvER FRoM RICHMOND.

ESPECIAL Cor Of the Alexandria GAzETrEl
RICHMOND, Va, April 2Sth, 1SS7.-Sir
Edward Thornton has made fine impress
sion upon the legislators who have seen him
this afternoon. But few have as get extend
ed 10 him cordial hand shake. The only
legislator who was at the Exchange when
Sir Edward arrived this afternoon was Sen
ator Brown. The distinguished English
man had very fat pocket.book from which
he took brand new one-dollar note and
handed to an aged hotel porter, who bowed
and scraped and thanked Sir Edward In
these words: Every much 'bliged to you,
Mr.. Thornton" The meeting between Sir
Edward and Lieutenant Governor Mas
sew and SIR Edward and Senator
Stnbbs was especially interesting. The
work of the commissioners will formally be-
Gin tomorrow. The General Assembly
having adopted q resolution authorizing the
commissioners to engage the services of
stenocrapher, verbatim report of the pro-
ceedngs will be made, and 1t will be sub
mitted to the General Assembly along with
the commissioners report.
was talking today with friend OF Judge
Balley, of Essex, and he told me that he
did rot think that the legislature would
have time to Investigate the charges OF
drunkenness and enlightenment which have
been made against the Judge. Under the
law Judge is entitled to twenty days no.
tice in case like this, and Judge Blakey S
friend seemed to think that the legislature
would adjourn sine die before the report oil
The special committee appointed 10 make
the investigation could be finished, or that
it would adjourn before the expiration OF
the twenty days allowed tie accused. Sew
eral members of the committee for courts OF
Justice said to-day that the investigation
would not fall through, but that the evi-
lence would he taken during the recess, II
it could not be done before that tims. II
such is done, the special committee will be
directed to report TO the next legislature.
Rev. DIR. r. Dewitt Talmsge and his
daughter were among the visitors on the
floor of the House to-day. The Doctor
looks at least fifteen years older than he did
| five years ago when he came here to deliver
an address at Richmond College. Delegate
| Patton, of Richmond, had him in charge TO-
day, and the celebrated divine took consid
cradle interest in what was going On in the
House-a debate on the subject of granting
| licenses.
There are several matters of importance
to the people of Alexandria still pending
before legislative committees. The matter
| in relation to the transfer of stock Of the old
Alexandria Canal Co. TO the city of Alex
andria will come up in the Senate in day
or two. Opposition from Senators Berry
and Heaton may defeat the measure.
The bill introduced in the House to day
by Mr.. Webb, of Rockingham. to incorpor
ate the Potomac and Allegheny Railroad
and Improvement Company names as incor-
porators J. g. Hamburger, w. B. Compton
John Reid, B. G. Patterson, Nathan Ste.
phens, K. W. Bear, T. n. Haas, Joseph Fl
! Wolfe, w. H. Leyburn and c. W. Turner
The object Of the company is to construct
operate and maintain railroad of standard
or narrow guage as said company may
choose to adopt; to commence at some
point on the Potomac river between the city
of Alexandria and the mouth of the Kappa.
hammock river, thence by the most practica
bic route, crossing the Valley Branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad between the
town of New Market and the city of Staun-
ton to the State line of West Virginia. The
capital stock of the company shall not be
less than $50, 900 nor more than $1,000 900,
divided into shares of $50 each. The prnci.
pal Office OF the company shall be in Vir.
guia. The company shall within six years
expend the sum of not less than one huE-
dred thousand dollars within the State OF
Virginia, in the erection of furnaces or the
construction Of railways, and said railways
shall be completed in twenty years from the
passage Of the act. Is. Z. y.